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Intense heat is responsible for 170,000 work-related injuries each year. Do employers care?

  By Audrey Carleton—Nexus Media News November 11, 2022   This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News and was made possible by a grant from the Open Society Foundations. Extreme heat—a phenomenon that is increasing in severity and frequency as the planet warms—is the deadliest weather-related disaster, killing more than 5,600 people each year, … Continue reading Intense heat is responsible for 170,000 work-related injuries each year. Do employers care?

China’s unprecedented heat wave is another sign we aren’t ready for the reality of climate change

By Adele Peters August 30, 2022 On August 18, when temperatures in part of Chongqing, China, climbed to a record 113 degrees Fahrenheit, it had been over 100 degrees for 11 days. But it had been brutally hot for even longer; China’s unprecedented heat started in June. The intensity, scope, and duration of the heat … Continue reading China’s unprecedented heat wave is another sign we aren’t ready for the reality of climate change

Zoom stock price: ZM shares crash as return-to-office fights heat up

  By Michael Grothaus   August 23, 2022   Not too long ago, Zoom was the pandemic darling. In January 2020, the stock sat around $76 per share, but by peak-pandemic–September of the same year–Zoom stock (ticker: ZM) surged to over $470 per share. Talk about amazing returns. But almost two years later, Zoom stock … Continue reading Zoom stock price: ZM shares crash as return-to-office fights heat up

Understanding Heat Maps: What Data Can Tell You About Your Website User Experience

Ben Gallant — April 21, 2017 — April 21, 2017 User experience (UX) on a website is obviously important. This fact is drilled into every Web developer and designer, every inbound marketer, and every digital creative from day one. Just how important is UX? According to one commonly cited study, 88 percent of users are … Continue reading Understanding Heat Maps: What Data Can Tell You About Your Website User Experience

Here’s Exactly How Heat Mapping Analysis Helps You Optimize Sales Pages For Higher Online Conversions

Jon KrepsJanuary 30, 2015 Conversion rate optimization can help deliver higher ROI than other Internet Marketing investments and relies heavily on heat mapping analysis to optimize landing pages and other conversion-oriented content. Heat mapping analysis certainly isn’t new to the world of Internet Marketing. In fact, companies like Clicktale, Crazy Egg, and even Visual Website … Continue reading Here’s Exactly How Heat Mapping Analysis Helps You Optimize Sales Pages For Higher Online Conversions